To install and run the provisioning system, you must configure your systems as described in the following sections.
A Solaris system that is running the Master Server requires the following /etc/system settings.
If you are using the Solaris 9 or Solaris 10 OS, you cannot change the values for shmsys:shminfo_shmmin and shmsys:shminfo_shmseg. If you are using the Solaris 10 OS, you cannot change the values for shmsys:shminfo_shmmax, shmsys:shminfo_shmmni, semsys:seminfo_semmns, and semsys:seminfo_semvmx.
The default values for these settings are acceptable.
For more instructions to change the /etc/system settings, see Solaris Tunable Parameters Reference Manual.
The bc command must be in the user's path when you install the N1 Service Provisioning System. Without the bc command, the installation exits and requests that bc be installed. Install the bc-1.06-5.rpm package or a later version of the package.
When you install the N1 Service Provisioning System on an NFS mounted directory on a SUSE Linux 8 server and you want to use SSH or SSL for secure connections, configure the NFS client with nolocks or the NFS server to allow locks. If neither the NFS client nor the NFS server is configured properly, the N1 Service Provisioning System application will not start.
The Linux Master Server installation program checks the following system parameters and exits with an error if the minimum values are not met.
Table 2–3 Linux Master Server System Settings
System Parameter |
Minimum Value |
shmall in /proc/sys/kernel/shmall |
536870912 (512Mb) |
shmmax in /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax |
536870912 (512Mb) |